Randall and Quilter Renew Atos partnership with Transformation Contract
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Investment, Insurance
Randall and Quilter Investments Holdings, a leading non-life global speciality insurance company focusing on Program Management and Legacy Insurance businesses, has renewed its contract with Atos for a further three years as its core digital services partner to maintain and modernise its IT estate. Atos|Syntel has managed Randall and Quilter’s growing IT footprint since 2018 which is a result of its mission to generate profit from the expert... more
Tanzanian President Sees Long Game in African CBDC Investment
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Investment
Recently, the Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan offered a speech at the Central Bank of Tanzania that the time had come for her country to embrace blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
Twelve Universities Join Forces To Launch Impact Investment Fund
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Investment
Impact 12 to support social ventures created within 12 of the UK’s leading universities Twelve leading universities have joined forces to create an impact investment fund, Impact 12 (www.impact12.com), to support mission-led university ventures.
Scienaptic Partners with 700Credit to Combine the Power of AI and Credit Data for Automotive Industry
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Investment
Scienaptic, the world’s leading AI-powered credit decision platform provider, announced its partnership with 700Credit, the global leader in credit data for the automotive industry. This alliance will enable Scienaptic to tap 700Credit’s credit and compliance reports to enhance decisioning for its auto lending clients.
Female Invest - Meet Europe’s Largest Financial Education Platform For Women, Closing The Gender Investment Gap
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Investment, Financial
Danish startup, Female Invest (www.femaleinvest.com), is an EdTech platform and community which, through approachable subscription-based e-learning, empowers millennial and Gen Z women by increasing their understanding of personal finance and investing.
Kiwi Wealth partners with German Index Engineering Company Solactive to Deliver New Global Market Benchmark
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Trading Systems, Investment, Wealth Management
As one of the Kiwi pioneers in responsible investing, major Aotearoa New Zealand asset manager Kiwi Wealth has collaboratedwith German index engineer Solactive to create a bespoke benchmark aligned with the asset manager’s own sustainability principles. This new index – the Solactive Kiwi Global Markets Screened Index – took effect on 1 June and is now utilised as the benchmark for Kiwi Wealth’s Core Global Equity Fund. The index covers the... more
Zopa and CreditLadder Team up to Help Renters Improve Their Credit Score
- 3 years 6 months ago
- APIs, Open Banking, Investment, Banking
Using Open Banking technology, tenants can now improve their credit score, increase their eligibility for a Zopa loan and potentially reduce the cost of a loan from the neobank through its partnership with CreditLadder.
Commenting on the Fed's More Hawkish View
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Investment
Commenting on the Fed’s more hawkish view with two rate increases by end-2023, Jesús Cabra Guisasola, Associate at Validus Risk Management, said: “As most investors anticipated, the Fed left its monetary policy unchanged, with rates near zero and continued buying of bonds at the current $120bn monthly pace. However, all eyes were on the median dot which displays policy makers’ projections of the target interest rate which is now showing more... more
TORA Continues to Grow Sales Team with New Hong Kong Director
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Investment, Cloud, People Moves
TORA, provider of the industry’s most advanced cloud-based order and execution management system (OEMS) and portfolio management system (PMS), has announced the appointment of Sales Director, Mike Langton.
Firmenich Joins United Nations Global Compact CFO Taskforce to Drive Corporate Finance Strategies with Real-World ESG Impacts
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Investment
Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, has joined the UN Global Compact CFO (Chief Financial Officer) Taskforce, the first-ever global initiative promoting sustainable corporate finance and scalable investments in pursuit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By signing the first UN-backed principles for integrated SDG finance and investment, Firmenich is driving corporate finance strategies with... more
Equity Investment in Smaller UK Businesses Reached a Record £8.8Bn Last Year
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Investment, Banking
Equity investment in the UK’s smaller businesses increased by 9% in 2020 to £8.8bn, the highest amount since the Beauhurst data series began in 2011, reveals the British Business Bank’s annual Small Business Equity Tracker, published today. The strong momentum continued into Q1 2021, with the total value of equity investment in smaller businesses reaching £4.5bn, by far the highest amount ever recorded in a single quarter.
Isomer Capital Announces First Close of New €100m Opportunities Fund
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Investment
Isomer Capital is pleased to announce the first close of “Isomer Capital Opportunities”. The new co-investment fund is backed by British Business Investments, through its Managed Funds Programme, amongst other global institutions.
The Average Value of a UK Growth Stage Company Reaches £100m in 2020, Showing Strong Investor Confidence
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Investment
British Patient Capital comments on the British Business Bank’s Small Business Equity Tracker which reveals the average pre-money valuation of a growth stage private company reached over £100m. At £100.8m in 2020 this is an increase of 92% compared to 2019. In growth stage tech companies, the increase on 2019 levels was more pronounced, rising by 102% to reach £124m.
ACA Group Announces Signatory to United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Investment
ACA Group (ACA), the leading governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisor in financial services, today announced that it has become a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
EBANX Announces US$430 million Investment from Advent International
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Investment
EBANX, the leading cross-border commerce platform in Latin America connecting global merchants with local consumers, today announced an investment of US$400 million from Advent International and an additional commitment of US$30 million to the company's planned IPO in the U.S. Advent is one of the largest private equity firms in the world and one of the most successful investors in the Payments industry, having made investments in Vantiv,... more
